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Puttin' on the Ritz

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Time Out says

This agonisingly stilted early musical is notable for the title number, being staged here in its original 'Negro' version ('a bevy of high-browns from the levee' - lyrics later reworked for Fred Astaire) and for Menzies' extravagant production design. One set actually gyrates in rhythm to the song. The film was planned as a star-making vehicle for Harry Richman, a popular crooner of the day. But his onscreen presence, combining the manner of Liberace and the looks of Bela Lugosi, ensured that little further was heard of him.

Release Details

  • Duration:88 mins

Cast and crew

  • Director:Edward H Sloman
  • Screenwriter:James Gleason, John W Considine Jr, William K Wells
  • Cast:
    • Aileen Pringle
    • James Gleason
    • Lilyan Tashman
    • Joan Bennett
    • Harry Richman
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